Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, already dubbed The Black Hole, could be The Black Swamp before kickoff Sunday if the forecast holds true.

Weather.com calls for a high of 59 degrees with an 80 percent chance of rain, winds of 26 mph and "a potential of flooding rains" on Sunday. There is a 100 percent chance of rain Friday and 60 percent chance of rain on Saturday.

Both teams have to play in the same conditions, of course. But the rain and how it could potentially affect the game between the Browns and Raiders was a big topic of discussion around Berea the last couple days.

The Browns will fly to San Francisco after practice Friday to get acclimated to the time change. They will also have some free time Saturday to splash around in the puddles if they choose.

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"We've been playing like that all year," running back Trent Richardson said. "There have been only about three games when it wasn't raining or sloppy. I've been playing like that my whole life, so it isn't a big difference to me. It's really been raining the whole season."

Rain fell during pregame and never stopped until long after the Browns beat the soggy San Diego Chargers on Oct. 28. Richardson ran for a season-high 122 yards and scored the only touchdown in the Browns' 7-6 victory.

"You might have to lean more on shorter throws, which we have a menu of all that," Coach Pat Shurmur said. "You may have to lean more on the run game. Sometimes the conditions dictate that, but you go into it being ready to play like it's going to be sunny and 70."

Strange things happen when the Browns play the Raiders in Oakland. Charlie Frye got his first NFL victory as a starting quarterback there in 2005 when Phil Dawson kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired to push the Browns on top, 9-7.

A year later, the Browns were in Oakland again. They fell behind, 21-3, in the second quarter. Frye threw a touchdown pass to Darnell Dinkins before halftime and then threw touchdown passes to Kellen Winslow Jr. and Joe Jurevicius in the second half to pull out a 24-21 nail-biter.

The Browns were not as fortunate last year. Their 12-game road-losing streak began in Oakland when Jacoby Ford returned a kick 101 yards for a touchdown and the Raiders scored on a fake field goal on their way to winning, 24-17.

The rain and wind could set the stage for some more weirdness Sunday. The Browns are 3-8 and trying to win two in a row for the first time in 26 games. The Raiders are trying to put the brakes on a four-game losing streak.

"You really factor in trying to beat the defense that you think you're going to see (more than the weather)," offensive coordinator Brad Childress said. "I don't think they've got a typhoon defense or something like that they're going to play in certain situations. While our special teams coach may have a typhoon return, I don't think we have a typhoon offense.

"I don't recollect seeing (Richardson) in college in a monsoon situation, but we'll find out. I suspect he'd be pretty good."

The numbers say Richardson should have success running on the Raiders. The Oakland run defense ranks 28th while giving up 131.2 yards a game.

The Raiders are dead last in points allowed (356). They have allowed 15 rushing touchdowns. Only Buffalo (16) has allowed more.

"For me, you can't look at stats," Richardson said. "They can shut you down. Like when we played Indy. People talked about how they were one of the last rush defenses. They held us to a certain extent when it came to rushing."

On Oct. 14 the Jets rushed for 252 yards and three touchdowns on 44 carries to beat the Colts, 35-9, in the Meadowlands. Shonn Greene scored all three TDs on the ground and rushed for 161 yards.

One week later, the Browns played the Colts in Indianapolis. The Browns were held to 55 yards on 17 carries. Richardson gained eight yards on eight carries and was pulled before halftime because his injured ribs were bothering him.